Thanks very much! I told a couple of my friends that I'd bought an old truck with a dump box and the reply was a scornful "What are you going to do with a dump truck??" The next several seconds was like an old clip of Moe tuning up Larry and Curly.
I don't know if the photobucket link will work, but here's what they claim is a link to the album with the rest of the truck pictures. I'm not very good with internet stuff, but perhaps by trimming some of what looks like excess off either end of the url it may get you to the album.
<a href="http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/jj191/Braggck1/1951%20Chev%201%20ton/?action=view¤t=IMG_1767.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj191/Braggck1/1951%20Chev%201%20ton/IMG_1767.jpg" border="0" alt="engine bay left"></a>
The truck spent it's whole life shedded on a grain farm in SE Saskatchewan, and it was used on a decling basis until about the mid-80's. Then one of the family members did a cosmetic restoration, knocking out some dents and repainting it. That fellow then died in an accident, about 20 years ago, and the truck was put back in the shed until recently when the current family members decided to sell the farm. In that interval mice destroyed the seat upholstery and the headliner, but other than that it's in remarkable shape. For grain hauling they put a sheet of 1/8 steel in the box, over the wooden bed floor. From underneath the wood planking is still there, but I haven't lifted the steel yet to see what the top of the planking is like.
Due to the condition of the truck I plan to do only a 'limited' restoration (lots of mechanical stuff, not so much with the cosmetic) to make it safe to drive (interior to original colors and materials, repair the brakes, suspension, and any drivetrain issues, etc., leave it a 6V, and repaint it the original "Commercial Maroon"). I think there's a place for a truck with some time-earned patina.
I'll post a note every now and then as she progresses.
Mark
